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Mumbai dahi handi: 2 dead, 365 injured during Janmashtami celebrations

2 dead, 365 nursing wounds after dahi handi celebrations; Sion, KEM and Nair hospitals added 60 extra beds to accommodate the injured

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Now that the rambunctious celebrations are over, it is time to count the deaths and injuries that come unfailingly after Dahi Handi revelries every year. Two govindas were killed in road accidents yesterday, one each in Thane and Mumbai. The final count of those injured was 365, of whom 307 were discharged from various civic-run hospitals across the city while others were said to be recuperating.u00a0One govinda succumbed after his motorcycle skidded, leaving him with severe head and chest injuries. Arrangements were made for 40 extra beds at Sion and KEM hospitals, while Mumbai Central’s Nair Hospital got 20 additional beds.u00a0


Red alert: A member of the Waghin Pratishthan govinda pathak is carried away after she injured herself while breaking a handi on Tulsi Pipe Road. Pic/Suresh KK

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